Sir, Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the causative agent of certain benign and malignant tumours. HPV subtypes 6 and 11 cause approximately 90% of cases of genital warts (the most common sexually transmitted disease) (1, 2) and virtually all cases of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (3, 4). They are classified as low-risk for carcinogenesis, whilst the high-risk subtypes, such as 16 and 18, c...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of duct tape occlusion therapy for the treatment of common warts in adults. DESIGN Double-blind controlled clinical intervention trial. SETTING Veterans Affairs medical center. PARTICIPANTS A total of 90 immunocompetent adult volunteers with at least 1 wart measuring 2 to 15 mm were enrolled between October 1, 2004, and July 31, 2005. Eighty patients com...

I N THE RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL by de Haen et al that appears in this issue of the ARCHIVES, the application of duct tape is compared with placebo as a treatment for common warts. The investigators recruited 103 children in the Netherlands from primary schools and assessed them for warts. Those with warts were randomized to 1 of 2 groups. One group received duct tape to apply to a ...

Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the world. In genitalia, it causes a broad spectrum of lesions, from wart to intraepithelial neoplasia and carcinoma. The objective of this descriptive study was the distribution of the infection in our region based on gender, age, marital status and high risk sexual behaviors. Eighty one patients...

BACKGROUND We have previously described the presentation of epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV)-like eruptions in almost a quarter of hospitalized adolescents with vertically-acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Harare, Zimbabwe, a region with a high prevalence of HIV infection. METHODS We performed a clinical case note review and skin biopsy from affected sites in 4 HIV-...

Genital condylomata acuminata are nonmalignant human papillomavirus (HPV)-induced tumors in which HPV types 6 and 11 are most commonly found. Usual treatments for condylomata acuminata are nonspecific and are based on the destruction or removal of infected tissue. These procedures are often painful and are characterized by a high relapse rate. We report here what is to our knowledge the first d...

Two experiments assessed the effects of psychological variables on wart regression. In Experiment 1, subjects given hypnotic suggestion exhibited more wart regression than those given either a placebo treatment or no treatment. In Experiment 2, hypnotic and nonhypnotic subjects given the same suggestions were equally likely to exhibit wart regression and more likely to show this effect than no ...

INTRODUCTION Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections and is the cause of several different diseases in men and women. Although little is known about HPV infection in men, they are also in the risk group of HPV infection and play an important role in transmitting the virus to women. AIM To define the efficacy of the HPV vaccine through cross-immuniz...